Recommended Starting Points for an On-Line Investigation

The following links will assist you in your journey across the Internet.

Search Tools
www.changedetection.com	Monitors changes to a web site page Other monitoring tools are available for free or 30-day trial at www.download.com
www.searchportfolio.com	One-stop link to search tool Affordably priced
www.searchenginecolossus.com	International directory of search engines
www.searchengineguide.com	Links to search engines, portals, directories and indexes
www.journalismnet.com
www.searchengineshowdown.com	Reviews of search tools
Librarian’s Index to the Internet	Sponsored by the Library of California
The Internet Public Library	School of Information, University of Michigan
The WWW Virtual Library	"The oldest catalogue on the web" Topics ranging from agriculture to business, engineering, law, regional studies and recreation
www.refdesk.com	Dictionary, breaking news, telephone directory
www.elibrary.com	Premium services: access to periodicals, newspapers, e.g. USA Today
Meta search engines www.clusty.com	Meta search engines that search more than one search engine – saves time Note: UC Berkeley no longer recommends using Meta search engines, "we recommend directly searching each search engine"
www.copernic.com	Meta search engines that search more than one search engine – saves time
www.dogpile.com	Meta search engines that search more than one search engine – saves time
www.jux2.com	Meta search engines that search more than one search engine – saves time
www.killerinfo.com	Meta search engines that search more than one search engine – saves time
www.search.com	Meta search engines that search more than one search engine – saves time
www.surfwax.com	Meta search engines that search more than one search engine – saves time
www.vivisimo.com	Meta search engines that search more than one search engine – saves time
New York Public Library	Library resources and links
Toronto Public Library	Library resources and links Library card required to access for some databases (e.g. Canadian Business and Current Affairs)
Links to public libraries in Ontario, Canada
Rutgers University Library	Links to demographic and other consumer data prepared by academics, government, market research companies and other organizations
Google	Try Google's e-mail news alerts and Advanced Search
www.wisenut.com	Wisenut, Gigablast and Kartoo are noteworthy alternative search tools; Kartoo provides useful (cartoon) mapping of results
www.gigablast.com	Wisenut, Gigablast and Kartoo are noteworthy alternative search tools; Kartoo provides useful (cartoon) mapping of results
www.kartoo.com	Wisenut, Gigablast and Kartoo are noteworthy alternative search tools; Kartoo provides useful (cartoon) mapping of results
www.business.com	Bills itself as "the Internet's only business-focused search engine and directory"
Links and Lists
www.wilink.com	Links to Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Globe and Mail Order annual reports Virtual conference web-casts
www.ceoexpress.com	Directory of firms in Canada and the rest of the world
www.directory.bellzinc.ca	Articles, tips and links to assist in running a business
www.infousa.com	InfoUSA with links to InfoCanada Purchase customized lists of businesses or consumers Free on-line counts for business lists
Your Local Marketplace	On-line local business directories for nearly 100 Canadian communities
MacRae's Blue Book	Information on 140,000 U.S. and Canadian companies Until recently, only available through premium services such as Lexis-Nexis
www.askalix.com	European business directory using Dun & Bradstreet data United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Sweden are included
www.ameinfo.com	Directory of 200,000 companies from 14 Middle East countries Company and industry news
www.corporateaffiliations.com	Guide to corporate families in USA and abroad Provided by Lexis-Nexis Free and subscription resources
www.bbb.org	Better Business Bureau Two million companies Find a BBB in Canada or USA
Financial
www.sedar.com	Press releases, financial statements of companies traded on Canadian stock exchanges
www.sec.gov	U.S. securities
www.hoovers.com	13,000 of the largest/ fastest growing companies in U.S. Search by country Basic financial information is available for free Subscription packages offer more detailed information
www.conferenceboard.ca/boardwiseii	Conference Board of Canada's e-Library includes economic projections to 2025 for Canada and its provinces Industry outlooks and related issues (e.g. outsourcing) Free and premium reports from Conference Board and its affiliate Conference Board of New York
www.conference-board.org	Economic and industry reports are available to Conference Board members; some reports such as "The Revolution in Retail Trade" are free Access organizational charts of 300 leading U.S. organizations in 16 industries for a premium E-mail addresses of contact person in Conference Board offices around the world
www.globeinvestor.com	Globe and Mail investment site; G & M's premium site includes articles
www.fpinfomart.ca	Financial Post provides company snapshots, companies by industry, investor reports, predecessor and defunct companies, directory of directors
www.fpinfomart.ca	Financial Post provides company snapshots, companies by industry, investor reports, predecessor and defunct companies, directory of directors
www.siliconinvestor.com	Stock price trend lines (S & P 555, NASDAQ, Russell 2000); discussion boards for specific stocks
www.thestreet.com	Financials and commentaries of companies traded in U.S.A.
www.money.cnn.com	Business news, tips to manage money and a business
www.wsj.com	Wall Street Journal; free trial; low annual fee
www.corporateinformation.com	Links to market research reports, laws, court decisions, currency rates, population – arranged by country
Government
US Federal Agencies www.fedstats.gov	Links to 100 U.S. federal agencies, including U.S. Census Bureau
www.stat-usa.gov	Links to 100 U.S. federal agencies, including U.S. Census Bureau
www.census.gov	Links to 100 U.S. federal agencies, including U.S. Census Bureau
Industry Canada www.strategis.ic.gc.ca	Industry reports Trademark and patent database
Governments in Canada http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/	Comprehensive list of links to federal, provincial and municipal web sites in the public domain

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Recommended Starting Points for an On-Line Investigation